Anders-isms

"Mommy, mommy, I need more whole grain."

"Mommy what does (fill in a whole series of words a little kid would ask the meaning of), Mommy what does Noparkingtowawayzone mean?  What does Noparkingfirelane mean?"

Anders can also say the Pledge of Allegiance on his own.  Once he gets down the tune of "America The Beautiful," then he will be ready for the GOP presidential nomination.  We also fear that he might be pledging allegiance to Texas at school (a real thing that happens at Anna's school). 

Anders gets his whole grain in the form of 2 Eggos for breakfast and then half of one of Anna's waffles in the car.

I ask Anders everyday when I am dropped off at the bus stop to remind Mommy to come back to pick me up, which he promises to do. 

I'm trying to think of more Anders-isms as I write, but I cannot right now.  He had us cracking up at dinner because he was doing something goofy.  I can't remember what it was because this sort of thing happens a lot.  When he sees that he's got us, a big grin spreads across his face, then he puts us on the ropes by doing it more, but then it gets old and we tell him to finish his lasagna.

We've been quite busy this past month and there will be a sprint to Halloween.  I think things will settle down a bit in November, which is probably the next time I'll check in here.

The downside of being the beloved Dr. Peterson is that everyone wants a letter of recommendation and all of those letters are due between Oct. 15 and Oct. 31.

Anna has an incredibly tough job, and I literally mean that it is not credible when you hear what she does for her students in a day.  I am overwhelmed by the respect I feel for her on a daily basis.  Meanwhile, Anders is really making a go of it at daycare.  He still doesn't like going outside to the playground, but he dominates in the classroom. 

I hope this tides y'all over until November...(scroll down to the video feed on the right side) https://www.sjs.org/review?rc=1